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A newly published study is raising concerns that patients who take Actos or Avandia may face an increased risk of developing diabetic macular edema, an eye disorder that can result in vision loss. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that type 2 diabetics who use thiazolidinediones, ...

A prominent researcher has been implicated in an alleged cover-up of Actos side effects, according to a report from TheHeart.org. An Actos whistleblower lawsuit unsealed earlier this year has alleged financial connections between the Cleveland Clinic’s Dr Steven Nissen and the maker of Actos “should be considered when analyzing Actos’s ...

An advisory panel for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) began a highly-anticipated meeting yesterday to discuss the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants. Among other things, the panel of outside experts is being asked to make recommendations regarding the best practices for monitoring patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements. ...

Stryker’s recent recall of two metal hip implant components, the Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II modular-neck hip stems, may have dealt a serious blow to one of the key arguments medical device manufacturers have made to defend their metal-on-metal hip replacements. Facing thousands of lawsuits, the makers of ...

In another financial scandal, two hedge fund executives received long jail terms for their parts in a $100 million < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Life-Settlement-Fraud-Investor-Lawsuit-Lawyer">life-settlement scam, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Adley H. Abdulwahab, 36, a part-owner of A&O Resource Management Ltd. was … Continue reading →

< "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Life-Partners-Life-Settlement-Lawsuit-Lawyer">Life Partners Holdings, Inc. of Waco, Texas, is taking heat from Texas regulators today for failing to comply with subpoenas issued as part of an investigation into the way it determines valuations for life settlement investments. The Texas State … Continue reading →

< "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Life-Partners-Life-Settlement-Lawsuit-Lawyer">Life Partners Holdings, Inc., a company that markets life settlements, said last week it could be named in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) civil action over some of its marketing practices. We reported in January that Life Partners … Continue reading →

< "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Life-Partners-Life-Settlement-Lawsuit-Lawyer">Life Partners Holdings, Inc., the life settlements firm already facing a storm of criticism and a Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) probe over the way it marketed investments, is now the subject of two lawsuits. Both shareholder lawsuits, filed … Continue reading →

Older people who purchased life insurance policies to “flip” on the secondary life insurance market are now filing lawsuits claiming they were misled into paying premiums on policies that ultimately found no buyers. These claimants constitute the other side of … Continue reading →